Research Centers and Areas of Focus
The Biology Department has received funding from Georgia State University for two multi-departmental Areas of Focus: Brains & Behavior and Molecular Basis of Disease.
The Department also has a variety of different Research Centers whose goals are to stimulate collaborative interdisciplinary basic and applied research at Georgia State University and to accelerate the application of knowledge and technology gained from basic science. Some of the centers span departments and institutions.
Areas of Focus
Brains & Behavior (B&B) is a multidepartmental umbrella organization that promotes research broadly related to the Neurosciences. It sponsors student fellowships, provides seed grants for research, and promotes collaborations across departments.
Molecular Basis of Disease (MBD) is a program in computational biomedicine that includes faculty in six departments engaged in interdisciplinary research: Biology,
Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics and
Statistics, and Computer Information Systems. The program provides both
graduate and undergraduate fellowships as well as support for the
state-of-the-art facilities in these departments.
Research Centers
The CBN is a consortium of more than 60 researchers at eight Atlanta
institutions examining the neural mechanisms underlying complex social
behaviors. The social behaviors that are essential for species survival,
such as fear, affiliation, aggression, and reproductive behaviors, are
the next
frontier for neuroscience. The research efforts are complemented by an
educational program designed to integrate scientific progress into the
curricula of students at all levels.
The Center for Biotechnology and Drug Design was established in 1994
to encourage collaboration
between the biotechnology industry and the university. The center comprises
45 faculty members from the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology.
The Environmental Research Center concentrates on environmental issues
and problems. The Center provides avenues to attract additional funding
for coordinated environmental research projects. The Center also provides
environmental research experiences, at the undergraduate and graduate
levels, critical for the preparation of environmentally educated individuals
to meet the needs of regional, state and local governmental agencies and
industries.
The LRC is a world renowned primate research facility in Atlanta, Georgia
associated with
Georgia State University. The LRC specializes in language research with
an emphasis on
work with bonobos (Pan paniscus) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).
The CfN facilitates research on neurons and their connectivity by
sponsoring speakers, symposia, and external collaboration. The Center
for Neuromics was formerly known as the Center for Neural Communication
and Computation.
The Viral Immunology Core (VIC) consists of four components centered
around the needs and research interests of Georgia Research Alliance Eminent
Scholar Dr. Julia Hilliard: the BSL3/BSL4 glove-box facility, the clinical
diagnostic test laboratory, research and development laboratories, and
the business office.
Also visit the Herpes
B Laboratory website.
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